Science whiz kids will get to land a robot on the moon in July as part of the city's first creative technology robot competition. The moon in question is, however, not up in the sky but in a model of the solar system in a lab at La Salle College in Kowloon City.
The competition, which takes place on July 16, aims to improve teenagers' science and technology potential, creativity, problem-based learning, teamwork, time management and self-confidence.
Organised by the Hong Kong Creative Technology Education Association (HKCTEA), the competition has three categories: the moon revisited contest, robot soccer contest, and creative art performing robot design.
The contest is open to all university, secondary and primary students, and entrants can form their own teams although each team must have a supervisor.
The president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Centre for Innovation and Technology, Professor Wong Kam-fai, said the competition offers a good opportunity for teenagers to put their scientific knowledge to use.
In the moon revisited contest, teams have to carry out a moon landing on a 150cm by 285cm mat marked with the Earth and moon.
Competitors' programme-controlled robots will start from Earth, follow lines marked on the mat to the space station and then head to the moon. After landing successfully, they must retrieve stone samples and return to Earth.
